Glock 27 carry for bigger size people???

[x007x]

Hello, I am looking for a Sub-compact carry, but 3/4 of the subs I shot. Ended up blistering my hand from being small gun in a big hand.. So i was asking how is the comfort level for the big handed people with a G27?

[RPB]

The Glock 26/27 is adaptable and comfortable
big handed people ... doesn't matter since you can adapt to a bigger magazine

I had a 27, but carry a 26 now; sold the 27

I usually carry Glock 26 with the 18 round magazine, but have carried the 20 round mag

18= a Glock 19 mag which holds 15 rounds and +3 base plate
20 = Glock 17 mag for 17 and a +3 base plate

Now, if you want to "keep it small" carry the Glock 26 with the standard Glock 26 mag for 10 and a +3 base plate for 13 rounds and a comfortable finger rest for the pinkie

(for a Glock 27 or 26)
Base plate with great finger rest This adds capacity of one additional .40 round in a 27; possibly 2 additional rounds (I get 2 additional in in .40)
http://www.pearcegrip.com/Products/GLOCK/PG-39" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

If just carrying the "standard mag and a pinkie adapter from Pearce to add 1 round (in .40 S&W) you don't need a soft mag spacer/adapter from X grip
soft magazine spacer adapter for comfort
http://x-grips.com/products/glock-26-27/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; to use a Glock 17 mag for 17-20 round
http://x-grips.com/products/glock-26-27c/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; to use a Glock 19 mag for 15-18 rounds


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in 9mm mags
I have

Standard Glock 26 mags: The base plate finger rest is great
10 rd
11 rd (a +1 base plate)
12 rd (a +2 base plate)
13 rd (a +3 base plate)

Standard Glock 19 mags: The base plate finger rest is not really used (except to add capacity), the mag spacer is used for larger hands
15 rd
16 rd (a +1 base plate)
17 rd (a +2 base plate)
18 rd (a +3 base plate)

Standard Glock 17 magsThe base plate finger rest is not really used (except to add capacity), the mag spacer is used for larger hands
17 rd
18 rd (a +1 base plate)
19 rd (a +2 base plate)
20 rd (a +3 base plate)


So whatever size hand you have, it can work.

[CC Italian]

I carry a 27 and it is very easy for me to conceal! I am about 5foot 9in and about 170. I have a medium sized palm with long skinny fingers (I wear a size 7 ring and it is a little loose, LOL) so it is very easy for me. If you have yourself a set a bear paws my guess is something like a G29sf or G30sf might work better. My buddy is 6 foot 8inchs and has massive hands and he loves his Glock 30. For me it is a little harder to conceal but for him it is easy. He is one of those tall and big guys so he could hide a bazooka . LOL

[x007x]

Thanks guys.. I am 6'3" and about 220lbs. I hve the G19 4th gen, and I love it, but I want to carry at work and the G19 sticks out of my pants pockets and I have to pick up a lot of stuff, so using it on my belt might show. Thanks, I'll look into the G30sf and G27.

[CC Italian]

Actually the G30 is really more of a compact then a sub compact. The grip and slide are thicker but the gun is not quite as tall and as long as a G19. I don't know if it would be any easier to conceal? Could be harder then a G19.

[snatchel]

I can't compare a G30 with a G19, but I can compare it to a G17, which is just a smidgen bigger than your G19. The G30 is easier to conceal.

Both the G27 & G26 are great subcompacts. I have a buddy who is about your size, he carries a G27 in his front right pocket 24/7.

[CC Italian]

The only thing the G30 and G19 have in common is similar height and length. Other then that it is a totally different gun. For me thickness is usually not as big as a problem with concealment as the grip length. Put it this way. My single stack S&W 908 is thinner then my Glock 27 but since the 27 has a shorter grip it is easier to hide. Your body type will of course make it different for everybody and I think the skinny guys have the hardest time.

[fannypacker]

I have a 27 but don't like to shoot it because it has too much recoil for an old man.

[CC Italian]

I felt the same way when I first got my 27. Then I later bought a Glock 20 and snub nose 38.LOL! Made the 40S&W seem easy to shoot. Trade it in for a 26! Nothing wrong with 9mm. I actually wish I would have gotten the 26. 9mm +P and .40 S&W really have more in common then most give credit. If I really want to pack an extra punch I will bring out the 10mm but there is really no need for the 10mm concealed in the suburbs like me but I always carry it when I go in the woods or hiking. Its just comforting to have that extra pop.

[Hola Gato]

Hello, I am looking for a Sub-compact carry, but 3/4 of the subs I shot. Ended up blistering my hand from being small gun in a big hand.. So i was asking how is the comfort level for the big handed people with a G27?

Are the blisters from the size or from rough edges. Would a little work with sandpaper solve the problem?

[Dreamliner]

There's actually not much of a size difference and I think the bigger you are it's easier to carry the G23 or G19. Both of these will make better range guns as well as EDC with the right holster. Holsters - a lot of people focus too much on the gun and not enough details on getting the right holster that fits them with their gun.

[x007x]

Each time I fired the guns it would rub against my index finger wrong. It was becoming an irritation.

[RPB]

Each time I fired the guns it would rub against my index finger wrong. It was becoming an irritation.

I admit I do take an exacto/razor knife and fine fine sandpaper to most any gun to "fluff and buff" do my own smoothing where plastic molded seams etc might rub ... but some like a Walther PPK/s the slide bites some hands,. and a Keltec PF9 the squared rear beaver tail bumps my thumb bone uncomfortably. so some just won't work for certain people easily

Disclaimer : standard common sense ... unload the thing if you are whittling/sanding on it.. mag removed and empty the chamber after mag removal

[mbw]

Each time I fired the guns it would rub against my index finger wrong. It was becoming an irritation.

I have a good friend who is a competitive shooter and lives on the East coast. He shoots mostly Glock’s and 1911's. When the S&W M&P first came out he really tried to use them in competition but they pinched his index finger.

Every Glock that I have, 4 at last count, does the same to me. After 50 or so rounds from my 23 the tip of my index finger has a blood blister on it.

For me, the M&P does just the opposite and I have a very large hand. The trigger is different and fits me like it was custom made for my hand shape. Give the M&P compact a serious looks. In my experience it is as reliable as a Glock and does not pinch a large hand. They are about the same size as the Glock 19 or 23. OK, the M&P is a little smaller than the Glock.

You can even get one in 45ACP!

[x007x]

Also, I am left-handed. So it needs to be ambidextrous for me, or to have the mag released on the left side.